

My favorite for running macOS on macOS is VirtualBuddy, which streamlines the process of downloading the files you need to run a Monterey or Ventura virtual machine. Still, some indie developers have built simple, free apps on top of the virtualization framework that provides a GUI to customize settings and juggle multiple guest operating systems. Normally the province of paid software like Parallels Desktop or VMWare Fusion, virtualization allows you to run multiple operating systems on a Mac at the same time, which is useful for anyone who wants to run Linux on macOS, test an application that they develop in different versions of macOS, or take a look at the latest macOS Ventura beta without risking their main install.Īpple’s documentation and sample projects provide everything you need to run a simple virtual machine with no additional software required. One of the coolest Mac features for power users in the Apple Silicon era is Apple’s virtualization framework.


Enlarge / Virtualizing versions of macOS like the Ventura beta is a good way to experiment without blowing up your primary OS installation.
